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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Sudan

Against low income countries, Sudan ranks 2nd of 21 on equality and 25th of 25 on labour. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Sudan with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Sudan reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.22167 of 17921 of 25moderate +0.53
Health score 2023-0.41156 of 19321 of 25moderate +0.32
Education score 2019-0.83188 of 19914 of 24proxy +0.81
Equality score 2014+0.2184 of 1652 of 21high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2022-0.57200 of 21016 of 25proxy +0.90
Gender score 2022-1.21185 of 18624 of 25moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.31135 of 21322 of 25moderate -0.33
Labour score 2022-1.35190 of 19525 of 25high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Sudan, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths145per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated0.563%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share0.488%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share98.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households7.72%% of households2014no agreed direction
One-person households1.59%% of households2014no agreed direction
Women in a union62.6%% of women aged 15-492014no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.6marriages per 1,000 people2018no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.51divorces per 1,000 people2018no agreed direction

demography

Median age18.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.8years2023no agreed direction
Population51,662,147people2025no agreed direction
Population growth2.38%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization34.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+3.39%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1440.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate4.26births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate33per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration291,469people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population4.8%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.511index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.328index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$1,873international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$1,879international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$582US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.06%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation139%% per year2022no agreed direction
Trade openness2.38%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.37%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Tax revenue7.39%% of GDP2016no agreed direction
Government consumption17.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense9.73%% of GDP2016no agreed direction
Military spending0.925%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture39.8%% of employment2022no agreed direction

education

Primary completion75.6%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling8.62years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling3.96years2023higher is better
Primary enrollment72.4%% gross2019higher is better
Secondary enrollment43.5%% gross2019higher is better
Tertiary enrollment15.9%% gross2015higher is better
Compulsory schooling8years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary43.8%% of primary-age children2019higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita0.433t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area9.55%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land60.3%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land2.8%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.588index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.813ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.219index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers7.69%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament30.5%% of seats2018higher is better
Women in management13.1%% of managers2022higher is better
Married by 1834.2%% of women aged 20-242014higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index15index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share20.4%% of prisoners2014higher is worse
Refugees originating4,151per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.13index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.034index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.051index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.719index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.289index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.242index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.271index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.256index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration67.3%% of children under 52014higher is better
Control of corruption-1.56index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.77index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.79index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.66index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.88index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-2.02index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy66.5years2024higher is better
Infant mortality42.9per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality61.6per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending2.85%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate3.16per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.66per 1,000 people2021no agreed direction
Basic water access64.9%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation65.7%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting35.4%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility64.5births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality256per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance77.7%% of births2014higher is better
Alcohol consumption0.01litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths26.8per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.25per 1,000 people2017higher is better
DTP3 immunisation39%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.2%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence47per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality21.2%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women34%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending57.4%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment11%% of population2021higher is worse
Adult obesity17.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index48index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index34.2index (0-100)2014higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate10.1%% of population2014higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users18.6%% of population2017higher is better
Mobile subscriptions70.2per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access66%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population73.7%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.0604per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Informal employment94.2%% of employment2022higher is worse
Unemployment7.53%% of labor force2022higher is worse
Female labor participation14.5%% of women 15+2022no agreed direction
Male labor participation61.6%% of men 15+2022no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study46.5%% of 15 to 24 year olds2022higher is worse
Vulnerable employment39.7%% of employment2022higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction4.14score (0-10)2017higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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